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It’s not just the defense industry — plenty of US-based corporations do business with Israel and are complicit in its violation of Palestinian human rights in Gaza and beyond. Here are some of the worst offenders.

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[–] antidote101@lemmy.world 20 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Yes the US has a 10 year agreement where they pay Israel $38 billion to maintain the apartied, and in exchange Israel agrees to switch to more and more US military and arms suppliers.

It's an Obama era deal. That kicked in 2019. Pays out $3.8 billion a year for ten years.